Alternatives to Gadgetbridge
Open-source Android app that pairs and manages smartwatches, bands and other Bluetooth gadgets without vendor apps. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
Gadgetbridge
Open-source Android app that pairs and manages smartwatches, bands and other Bluetooth gadgets without vendor apps.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as Gadgetbridge.
HUAWEI Health
Huawei's health and fitness app for recording workouts and managing Huawei watches and bands.
HUAWEI Health is Huawei's proprietary app for its watches and bands, adds iOS support and over 100 sport types, but manages only Huawei hardware through its own service.
Samsung Health
Samsung's health app for tracking activity, sleep, nutrition and vitals with Galaxy Watch and Galaxy Ring.
Samsung Health is proprietary and tied to the Samsung ecosystem, covering activity, sleep and vitals with Galaxy Watch and Galaxy Ring on Android and iOS.
Withings App
A free health and fitness app for Withings scales, watches and monitors that also works without them.
Withings App is a free proprietary app for Withings scales, watches and monitors on Android, iOS and the web, and also works without Withings hardware.
Google Fit
An activity tracking app from Google that sets daily goals using Heart Points and step counts.
Google Fit tracks activity from a phone or smartwatch and works with many third-party apps, but is closed source and tied to Google's services.
Garmin Connect
Garmin's companion app for syncing and sharing activities from Garmin watches and bike computers.
Garmin Connect is Garmin's proprietary cloud companion app on Android, iOS and the web, covering only Garmin watches and bike computers.
Also worth comparing
These listings name Gadgetbridge as their own alternative, so the relationship runs both ways.
openScale
An open-source Android app that tracks weight and body metrics and reads data from Bluetooth scales.
Gadgetbridge is another open-source Android app that replaces vendor apps, but it targets smartwatches and bands more than smart scales.
Oura
Companion app for the Oura Ring that reports sleep, activity, stress and heart health insights.
Gadgetbridge is an open-source Android app that manages many wearables without vendor clouds, though feature support varies by device.
Polar Flow
Polar's service for syncing and analysing training data from Polar watches and heart-rate monitors.
Gadgetbridge is an open-source Android app that manages wearables without vendor apps, though support varies by device.
Suunto app
Suunto's mobile companion app for syncing Suunto sport watches, planning routes and reviewing training.
Gadgetbridge is open-source and manages many wearables on Android without vendor apps or cloud, though feature support varies by device and there is no iOS version.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
OpenTracks
Open-source Android sport tracker that records runs, rides and hikes with GPS while keeping data private.
FitoTrack
Privacy-oriented Android fitness tracker for logging workouts such as runs, without ads or analytics.
Sleep as Android
An Android alarm clock and sleep cycle tracker with smart wake-up and snore detection.
COROS app
The companion app for COROS GPS sport watches, used to manage devices and analyze synced workouts.
